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Luther M. Brown and the value of asking sooner
Luther M. Brown built nVision Global from a local claims business into an international logistics technology company. His recurring question is simple: how much could a customer save by spotting the problem before the shipment leaves?
Ilan Peleg and the art of waiting to run
Before Lightrun, Ilan Peleg raced the 800 meters and struck up a conversation on a bus. His career since has turned on a similar question: when is it time to move?
Casey DeLoach and the Question of What Is Yours
He built a career around running businesses. The VaxCare co-founder’s public talks ask a more personal question: what does ownership make available to give?
Alex Katz and the business of taking your time
Before Two Chairs raised $72 million in a Series C round, Alex Katz spent years building the company behind the pitch. His story runs through Palantir, a freshman-year friendship, and a stubborn interest in how people work together.
Dr. Dhruv Joshi and the art of sharing the frame
A meeting in Cleveland became a company in India. For Cloudphysician co-founder Dr. Dhruv Joshi, the work of building a business keeps coming back to the people beside him.
Rick McConnell and the trouble with more
Every new application promises to make life easier. Rick McConnell has built a career around what happens when thousands of those promises have to work together.
Elina Onitskansky and the six months before the leap
Before founding Ilant Health, Elina Onitskansky spent six months testing her idea in conversations with industry experts. It was a familiar habit for a chemistry and physics graduate whose career has crossed research, consulting, investing, and corporate strategy.
Jake Frenz and the art of starting from scratch
A Marine logistics officer became a company builder with a taste for complicated work. At SmithRx, Jake Frenz has spent a decade putting his own ideas about craft, responsibility and teamwork to the test.
Jessica Gaulton and the company she keeps
Before the funding rounds and founder lists, Jessica Gaulton had to find people who believed in the work. Her story at FamilyWell is a lesson in choosing partners, learning new crafts, and building something other people can carry forward.
Liat Primor and the Work Between the Job Titles
Before she co-founded FeelBetter, Liat Primor worked her way from engineering to a global executive role. Her career raises a quieter question about leadership: who gets into the conversation?
Mark Hershey’s route to the top began with the fine print
He joined Armstrong as its general counsel in 2011. Fifteen years, a flooring separation and a string of acquisitions later, Mark Hershey took charge of the company he had helped reshape.
Tom Whicher and the art of changing course
He studied ships, worked on factory floors and co-founded DrDoctor in 2012. Tom Whicher’s working life has become an extended lesson in knowing what to change - including himself.
Rachel Blank and the $20 question
Before Rachel Blank raised millions for Allara, she offered strangers $20 to tell her what they needed. Her career has become an extended exercise in taking the answers seriously.
Anas Nader learned to put the phone away
The Patchwork Health co-founder built a business around giving people more control over their working lives. Becoming a father made him take a closer look at his own.
Chris Pantaenius and the problem with a perfect plan
Chris Pantaenius helped start Onspring with a contract-management idea. Building a business around the ways people actually work took him somewhere more interesting.
Zach Epstein Would Like to See the Control Group
At Google, Zach Epstein helped advertisers test what their money actually changed. With Haus, he is trying to make that habit available far beyond the companies that could afford their own team of economists.
Max Braden Wants to Put the Checkout in Your Pocket
He started selling heating and cooling equipment at twenty. Now the Ottawa founder of CPOS is building payment tools for small businesses, with a family tradition of sales and some hard-earned hiring lessons behind him.
The Lesson Ends. Leon Rutten Wants It to Stay.
An equestrian coaching heritage, three decades in technology, and a small clip for a saddle. Leon Rutten’s work at Equestic follows a persistent question: how much of a good ride do we actually remember?
Shahid Hanif and the week it took to prove he existed
A slow bank identity check gave Shahid Hanif a problem to solve. Years after co-founding Shufti, the engineer turned CEO is still balancing the demands of security with the patience of the person waiting.
Andy Yin and the Three-Day Problem
A software fault once took Andy Yin three days to find. The Cloudwise founder has spent the years since trying to give that time back - first to programmers, then to the businesses depending on them.
Israel (Srulik) Dvorsky’s education in starting small
Before he led TailorMed, Srulik Dvorsky nearly chose the saxophone and accepted an engineering assignment meant to last 50 hours. His career has kept returning to a practical question: what can you learn by getting close enough to the work?
James Neufeld Would Like a Little More Warning
At 13, James Neufeld helped build a radio network in Bolivia. Today, the samdesk founder is working on a different information problem: getting a useful warning to someone who still has time to act.
Jim Filter and the education of a freight CEO
He joined Schneider in a Green Bay maintenance shop in 1998. Twenty-eight years later, Jim Filter took the top job with a working knowledge of the places where a delivery promise can come apart.
Steve Vondran took the long way up
He joined American Tower as a lawyer in 2000. Twenty-four years later, Steve Vondran became CEO, carrying an education in leases, steel, and the business of keeping people connected.
Reshma Kewalramani and the art of changing course
She never planned on the corner office. From Mumbai to Boston, Reshma Kewalramani built a career by reconsidering the plan - and keeping the people who mattered close.
Kazuhiro Ikumi and the useful art of changing course
Kazuhiro Ikumi founded MEDICOLAB after reconsidering his place in research. His next chapter has been an education in partnerships, patient company-building and putting other people’s ideas to work.
Asim Amin and the business of belonging
He arrived in Britain with a business plan and few connections. Building Plumm taught Asim Amin how to change direction; finding his footing gave him a reason to help other founders do the same.
Allan Jones and the cost of doing it yourself
A family mini-market taught Allan Jones how expensive a missing HR department could be. After a clothing startup failed and a marketing career took off, he built Bambee for owners who could not afford one.
Guillaume de Zwirek learned when to change the score
Classical guitar taught him to practice. Google taught him scale. Building Artera in Santa Barbara has meant deciding which lessons to keep - and which ones to rewrite.
The business of getting into the room
Marjella Lecourt-Alma spent years asking companies to take sustainability seriously. With Datamaran, she built a business around a more pointed question: what would make the people in charge act?